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I've never written a book before.

At least for me, writing a book is continual exposure to blind spots. There were things I wanted to be true and wanted to believe, but it always got more complicated in the fiction.

I'd never written a novel before, and I wrote a novel, and that turned out OK.

The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.

I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book.

Writing is such a solitary thing, so it's nice, when I'm discouraged, to see people still have such faith in fiction.

I've never actually even contemplated writing a book or having a book.